Patty Briguglio Named To Enterprising Women National Advisory Board

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For Immediate Release Contact: Patty Briguglio (919) 233-6600
Patty Briguglio Named To Enterprising Women National Advisory Board
Enterprising Women Magazine Announces
President Of MMI Associates, Inc. As Board Member

RALEIGH, N.C. – Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women magazine, has announced Patty Briguglio as the newest Enterprising Women national advisory board member. Briguglio is president of MMI Associates, Inc., a full-service marketing and public relations firm headquartered in Raleigh, N.C. Members of the Enterprising Women national advisory board provide advice to the publication’s staff to tailor the publication to meet the needs of entrepreneurial women.

“We are honored to have a successful and dedicated entrepreneur such as Patty as an advisory board member,” Smiley said. “Her support of the women business owners’ community contributes leadership, motivation, and inspiration to women across the country.”

About Enterprising Women magazine:
Headquartered in Cary, N.C., Enterprising Women magazine is the nation’s only women-owned magazine published exclusively for women business owners, that chronicles the growing political, economic and social influence and power of entrepreneurial women. The magazine provides a friendly meeting place, a public forum, and a national stage for the critical issues confronting women’s businesses and daily lives from the unique perspectives and experiences of entrepreneurial women.

About Patty Briguglio:
Patty Briguglio is President of MMI Associates, Inc. a full-service marketing and public relations firm. Instrumental in founding organizations that benefit women, Briguglio was a founder of the Arizona Women’s Business Enterprise Council (AWBEC) and the Triangle Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), a nonprofit organization whose members are a diverse group of entrepreneurial women presidents who have guided their businesses to generate at least $2 million in gross annual sales or $1 million for a service-based business. She has been active in the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) for more than 10 years, receiving many awards, most recently the NAWBO Rising Star Award and Member of the Year Award. Briguglio was named one of the 25 most influential Women In Business by the Triangle Business Journal. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) named her the 2005 Small Business Champion of North Carolina. The Office of the Governor recently honored Briguglio with the Old North State award. Briguglio devotes her time to a number of civic and charitable organizations including the Assistance League of Raleigh, the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council, the Hospice of Wake County, and the Triangle Community Foundation (TCF). For more information, please call 919-233-6600 or visit the MMI Associates Web site at http://www.mmimarketing.com.

Media and Press Contacts:
MMI Associates, Inc.
Patty Briguglio
919-233-6600
Patty@mmimarketing.com
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